That is a very cheap and budget phone by them. Wouldn’t recommend at all for the things you’re asking for… I’d try for an older iPhone if you’re able to.

When I was in college, I had really cheap ones. They started to show rust spots after a couple years. Stainless solved that problem, and cost no more than $10. Still using those second-round purchases many years later.

I'm willing to spring for a really solid product that outcompetes the rest, but $80 for clippers? Nah.

Smartwool is alright, much like Darn Tough lasts a good long while.

I don't like that both companies blend non-natural fibers in.

Well-made 100% wool will last just as long if you care for it, and doesn't come with the microplastics issue. You do need to choose the finest merino wool, or alpaca, or cashmere, to get similar comfort against skin, but the prices are comparable at many vendors.

Good luck!

Crescent.

So pretty - it looks almost Art Deco

Engineers are not being told to make thing fail faster. I promise you that is not a thing.

The only proof anyone can ever come up for it is the dumb "phoebus cartel" thing from the 30s. No other proof is ever offered. It also conveniently ignores that you could still buy long life bulbs during that time as well, which planned obsolescence says shouldn't be possible. And as mentioned, which you still didn't address: the lighting industry universally moved to LED. Those last way longer. Planned obsolescence says that's impossible.

The "cartel" was to make a consumer standard: you cannot have both long life AND high brightness bulbs. Those two goals contradict each other. 1000 hours was decided as a compromise, but as mentioned, you could still get 5k or 10k hour bulbs: they were called rough service or commercial. They were also noticeably less bright for the same power hence why they weren't popular.

The idea doesn't even make sense: why would consumers go back to buying the same thing that just broke on them? Like, if I have a washing machine that breaks after 6 months, why on earth would I go out and buy the same thing? The only way this idea ever works is if you have a full monopoly on that item. Otherwise it is just driving people to their competitors.

Come again?

Those pods are such a rip off too!

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Every piece broke and now I have AIDS

....yes.

Sort of like one layer of the stroopwaffle minus the filling, in terms of consistency.

Results may very. I wanted to love the front loaders too. I had no problems with mold smells and quickly figured out how little soap I needed. It was great for comforters, towels and jeans but all other clothing wore out far more quickly with the front loaders. It was most obvious with husbands work clothes (dress shirt and pants). His shirt colors and cuffs (sleeves) would get frayed within a year to fifteen months. His dress pants wore out and faded super quickly - just don't remember how fast. I had one new shirt get knotted up with one of his shirts and ruined it after I wore it twice. I don't mix heavy items with regular weight items: so a load of dress shirt and pants - was wearing out faster with front loader than a top loader. I tried all sorts of loading strategies and different wash cycles to attempt to get the front load washer to stop beating up and wearing out my clothes so fast but in the end, I had to concede defeat and go back to a top loader. The only inconvenience is washing bulky comforters has to be done at the laundry mat. We live in an area with ample water supply, the water isn't cheap but neither are the clothes. If you like buying a new wardrobe on an annual basis, then go for a front loader. Ugh - I just remembered it ripped a comforter once and split the entire side of a washable pillow. I don't miss the 2 to 3 hour wash cycles either.

It absolutely is a thing. Actually the lighting industry came together in the past and agreed upon a limit as to how long a bulb should last...

Fuck Amazon

The Land’s End is 400tc and are very oversized and the fitted sheet tends to bunch a bit which I dislike. They both feel very similar, but TCS sheets are a tad bit smoother at 450tc.

For $80 I would hope that they’d fix it or give you a new one.

I currently have both. But not sure about longevity of either.

This is a great gift idea. Hard to misplace and lasts a very very long time.

80 USD? No thanks. I'd just misplace them before they wear out, like my $5-10 ones.

post that to /r/Old_Recipes!

Negative, The sub is "BUY it for life", not "BOUGHT it for life". the sub is meant to be for items that you can "Buy" for life, Can't exactly easily go buy a 1920's era toaster right now. Also, Look at the sidebar, it's all guides on what new products to buy in various categories, and explicitly states "This is a subreddit emphasizing products that are Durable, Practical, Proven, and Made-to-Last. Products that are well-made and durable (even if they won't last an lifetime) are accepted.".

Are pizzelles like crunchy stoopwafels or like crispy crust thin waffles?

Curious, too

It’s because your washer is dirty, you may(or may not because it’s pretty gross) want to clean it

Thank you. And yeah I agree, I am buying a set with the least possible stupid sensors/fancy beepers etc. Its been incredibly annoying because before I moved in with my husband I always lived in an apartment or condo with some old, plain, white washer and dryer that was probably from the 90s and never had a single problem with them. Then I move in with him and he has this front loader, fancy red set with all these buttons and sensors and beeps and they’ve been nothing but problems. Way too hot, dries for way too long, sensors broken, bad smell in the washer, bad smell in the dryer, very wet laundry etc etc etc. it’s been a nightmare tbh. Never buying a “fancy” washer/dryer ever in my life.